Current:Home > StocksTrump's 17-year-old granddaughter Kai says it was "heartbreaking" when he was shot -Excel Wealth Summit
Trump's 17-year-old granddaughter Kai says it was "heartbreaking" when he was shot
View
Date:2025-04-17 18:51:27
Former President Donald Trump's 17-year-old granddaughter took to the stage at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night to share a side of her grandfather she said most people don't see.
Kai is the daughter of Donald Trump Jr., and his ex-wife, Vanessa Trump. Kai said she her dad to speak at the RNC on Monday.
"The media makes my grandpa seem like a different person," Kai said. "But I know him for who he is. He is very caring and loving. He truly wants the best for this country. And he will fight every single day to make America great again."
Kai said her grandfather always wants to know how his grandchildren are doing out at school, and when she made the honor roll, printed it out to show his friends.
"He calls me during the middle of the school day to ask how my golf game is going, and tells me all about his," Kai said. "But then I have to remind him that I'm in school and I'll have to call him back later."
If the two aren't on the same team during a golf game, Kai said her grandfather will try to get into her head.
"But I have to remind him, I'm a Trump, too," she said, smiling.
Kai, like her grandfather, is an avid golfer. She frequently posts photos of her golf game on Instagram.
But Kai brought up heavier topics, too, referring to the criminal cases leveled against her grandfather.
"Even when he's going through all these court cases, he always asks me how I'm doing," she said.
She said she was "shocked" to hear the news Saturday that her grandfather had been shot during his rally in Pennsylvania. Trump's injury wasn't serious, although he wore a bandage over his right ear on Wednesday.
"On Saturday, I was shocked when I heard that he has been shot," she said. "And I just wanted to know if he was OK. It was heartbreaking that someone would do that to another person. A lot of people have put my grandpa through hell, and he's still standing."
Kathryn WatsonKathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
veryGood! (6)
Related
- Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
- Matthew Perry's family releases statement thanking fans following star's death
- 2 Georgia State University students, 2 others shot near campus in downtown Atlanta
- A UN envoy says the Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, which already has growing instability
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- Travis Barker talks past feelings for Kim Kardashian, how Kourtney 'healed' fear of flying
- Federal charge says former North Dakota lawmaker traveled to Prague with intent to rape minor
- Matthew Perry mourned by ‘Friends’ cast mates: ‘We are all so utterly devastated’
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Judge temporarily blocks federal officials from removing razor wire set up by Texas to deter border crossings
Ranking
- Trump's 'stop
- Judge temporarily blocks federal officials from removing razor wire set up by Texas to deter border crossings
- Oil and Gas Companies Spill Millions of Gallons of Wastewater in Texas
- An Alaska State Trooper fatally shoots a man seen brandishing a rifle outside motel, authorities say
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- A finance fright fest
- University of Idaho murders: The timeline of events
- 3 astronauts return to Earth after 6-month stay on China’s space station
Recommendation
2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
Connecticut police officer under criminal investigation for using stun gun on suspect 3 times
Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA’s help
Frank Howard, two-time home run champion and World Series winner, dies at 87
Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
Afghans in droves head to border to leave Pakistan ahead of a deadline in anti-migrant crackdown
Live updates | Israeli ground forces attack Hamas targets in north as warplanes strike across Gaza
Pasadena police investigate report of missing items from Colorado locker room following UCLA game